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 thank and  praise  with  my  whole  heart  the ever-blessed Trinity,  who  granted  thee  this  glorious privilege;  and  I  pray  thee  to  obtain  for  me strength  to  overcome  all  the  wiles  of  the  infernal foe, and  never  to  stain  my  soul  with  sin. Be thou mine aid;  make  me,  by  thy  protection,  victorious over the  common  foe  of  our  eternal  welfare.

Hail Mary,  etc.

Ejaculation (p.  54).

Preparatory Prayer  (p.  51).

ary conceived  without  sin  is  the  most  blessed daughter of  the  eternal  Father,  the  real  and true Mother  of  the  divine  Son,  the  elect  spouse  of the  Holy  Ghost. But in  the  world,  in  what  condition do  we  behold  her? She dwells  not  in  a splendid  palace;  she  is  not  surrounded  by  a retinue  of  servants  ready  at  every  moment  to  do her  bidding;  she  is  not  exempt  from  trials  and suffering. On the  contrary,  she  is  poor;  she  lives in obscurity,  and  suffered  so  much  on  earth  that, without shedding  her  blood,  she  merits  to  be styled  the  queen  of  martyrs. Her heart  was